Happy Hour At The Hyatt

Every evening, the Grand Hyatt puts on a coctail hour for its elite/club guests.  Part of the deal for me staying there was that I was able to go.  Free drinks, free food.  You can tell how beautifully it's presented from this photo of the cold part of the food.  They also serve two hot dishes daily - one vegetarian and one non-vegetarian.  Almost all the food was spicy, except for the beautiful desserts.  It was nice to unwind and be treated well at the end of the day.  Many times, the food here was more than enough and I didn't eat dinner.

Not Real Quesadillas

I violated my mother's advice again and ordered quesadillas in India.  Mistake.  They were filled mostly with cilantro.  I don't mind cilantro in moderation, but when it's a cilantro salad inside the quesadilla, with little cheese and a bit of tomato - not my thing.  These were from the lounge restaurant at the Grand Hyatt, where I stayed while I was in Mumbai.

Looks A Tangle

Things look a bit abstract and more of a tangle than a winter scene at the moment.  That should change, I hope.

Well On The Third

I am well started on the third part and working hard on backstitching on part four.  I still feel like I'm making real progress despite working on this only once a week.  

Indian Cotton

I bought this cotton yarn at the same place I bought the long stitch kits.  I was surprised that they had a wide selection of wool and acrylic yarns in Mumbai's climate, but the proprietor explained that he's the only shop in Mumbai to stock such things.  He does a good business in it.

Weaving

Finally got my loom all set up and warped, which was a pretty bad job this first time.  I'll get better.  Now to weave some dishcloths just in time to leave.

On The Second Square

The second square is well begun, yay!  The border area is very finicky and takes a long time.  Because I am using such a high count fabric, I'm going to ignore the little crosses inside the diamonds.